A bit late to the party, but happy ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟโ€™๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† to all the wonderful Mums I know. Mums of humans & Mums of furbabiesโ€ฆโฃ
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๐—™๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† is so important. It gets you through the tough times, brings the happy times and makes you feel safe.โฃ
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We are all still struggling after losing both of our furbabiesโ€ฆ but ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ & weโ€™re doing it ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ.โฃ
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This photo makes me smile. The last time we went to the beach together, to give Snoopy some sea air through his ears.โฃ
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๐— ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜†. My memories. I am so ๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜บ to have this lot & have my sacred memories of the furbabies.โฃ
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๐——๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ?โฃ
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#mummyphotoaday ~ Motherโ€™s Day

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Quornยฎ๏ธ challenged me to make a quick, delicious & meat free meal. ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€ are perfect for lunchtimes whilst working from home. They are also perfect for family lunchtimes on a Saturday as we have little time after clubs.โฃ
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I used some ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—ก๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ to make a quick and tasty meal (since recording this I now use the ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ which is even quicker than the conventional oven).โฃ
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Being vegetarian is definitely made easier with Quorn products. They are tasty, usually quick to cook & versatile. Isla & Noah love these nuggets too, they prefer them to meat. A family bag of Crispy Nuggets lasts a long time, so they are ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ.โฃ
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My lunch is a Quorn Crispy Nugget roll. So easyโ€ฆ so tasty & perfect for a quick family meal too.โฃ
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Quorn have an ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ on their website now: Quorn Crispy Nuggets take ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ to cook ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป I will put the link to the guide in my stories. โฃ
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What do you cook for a quick lunchtime treat? โฃ
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#mummyphotoaday ~ ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ตโฃ
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โฃ#crispynuggets #familymeals #crispynuggetmeal #quickmeals #quicklunch #quickmeal #vegetarianrecipes #vegetarian #easyrecipe #airfryerquorn #cheap #quick #easy #favouritemeals #meatfreemeals #quornrecipes #quornnuggets #healthylifestyle #healthyfood 
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Music: Back to 1987โฃ
Musician: EnjoyMusicโฃ
Site: https://enjoymusic.aiโฃ
Happy International Womenโ€™s Dayโ€ฆ Iโ€™m lucky enough to have grown up with independent & strong women all around me. Itโ€™s where I get my resilience & determination from.

Itโ€™s something that I want to ensure Isla has too: to be resilient is to have patience and strength. To keep a smile, even if deep down itโ€™s painful. Determination is to have focus and passion. To keep going even if the end is not quite in sight.

I can see a lot of this in her alreadyโ€ฆ she is far more confident than I ever was at 10 and she knows her own mind. Which I love.

Now I need to make sure she has self confidence, self awareness and self love. So she can endure all that life throws at her and she can listen to her body & mind to guide her. 

I love that Iโ€™m still learning things about myself on this motherhood journey: some of those things Iโ€™m learning from Isla.

Iโ€™m very proud of my baby girl ๐Ÿฅฐ

#mummyphotoaday ~ listen 

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Get cleaning the air fryer with meโ€ฆ ๐Ÿงผ A slightly different post from me tonight: a handy little tip for cleaning your air fryer.โฃ
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Thereโ€™s something about a cleaning tip that makes cleaning that bit ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ. We use the air fryer everyday, we love it. Keeping it clean is important.โฃ
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So: โฃ
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โ–ช๏ธ add ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—น๐—ถ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ to the traysโฃ
โ–ช๏ธ add water to ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ the plates inside the trayโฃ
โ–ช๏ธ air fry for ๐Ÿฏ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€โฃ
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If youโ€™ve only been cooking vegetables and things like that then this is ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต to clean the trays. Simply rinse and dry. โฃ
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If youโ€™ve cooked meats or food that sticks to the trays, like cheese, then give it a good wash afterwards. The air frying will have helped to release those foods!โฃ
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๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐˜?โฃ
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#mummyphotoaday ~ differentโฃ
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#deepcleaning #kitchencleaning #airfryerhack #airfryer #ninja #cleanwithme #cleaningmotivation #mykitchen #satisfyingcleaning #mondaymotivation #cleaningreels #cleaninghacks #cleanairfryerhacks #airfryercooking #airfryerlovers #ninjaairfryer #very #cleaningtips
If you saw my stories yesterday you will have seen I finally got around to building my ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—š๐—ข ๐—ข๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฑ. It was a birthday present & Iโ€™ve been saving it for a quiet weekend.โฃ
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I just love it. Itโ€™ll be the only flower I canโ€™t actually kill. I either water them too much or not enoughโ€ฆ it makes me quite sad. I have a wisteria not doing so great at the moment, so I need tips!!โฃ
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Fun fact: 2 of the 4 plants you can see in this photo are real. ๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐Ÿธ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ? And I gave you a rather big clue in my first paragraph ๐Ÿคฃโฃ
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๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ? Yesterday I spent 90 minutes building my Orchid whilst watching enchanted on Disney+โ€ฆ it was nice as Isla hadnโ€™t seen it before. We had a lovely snuggly Sunday. โฃ
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#mummyphotoaday ~ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒโฃ
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Isla is so close to her level 6 certificate. Sheโ€™s been coming on in leaps and bounds over the last few weeksโ€ฆ her confidence is definitely improving with her @gymfinitykids classes.

Today was awards week for Islaโ€™s class, and I love they they dish out โ€œpart wayโ€ certificates to those who havenโ€™t quite levelled up yet. Everyone gets a certificate. Itโ€™s so lovely.

With my discount code they waive the joining fee, which is ยฃ30, so donโ€™t forget to use it when signing up your child to @gymfinitykidsโ€ฆ

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Have you ever tried gymnastics or Ninja Knights? ๐Ÿคธโ€โ™€๏ธ

#mummyphotoaday ~ close

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How to set up a budget

How to set up a budget

So many things in life become easier when we plan. Looking after your finances is key to staying in the green and, hopefully, saving money. Budgeting is simple, the real challenge is sticking to your budget! How to set up a budget is something that many people do not plan for, something we just do and I have done by accident before too. We will provide you with info about budgeting, as well as some steps you can take to create a budget. This is a habit worth developing due to the various improvements it will influence. Budgets are key to helping you grow your credit score over time, faster credit improvements are best left to professionals like Credit Sage, or Lexington Law. VIEW the POST

How to update your cloakroom on a DIY budget

How to update your cloakroom on a DIY budget

Yes I know a cloakroom is a polite way of saying the toilet room. When we moved into our first home, we knew there would be a lot of work to do as it had been occupied by an elderly couple and the interior was possibly over 30 years old. We did a lot of work in the bedrooms and main living spaces initially, our cloakroom was not so much a priority. So, I managed to update it and this is what I did to redecorate our cloakroom on a DIY budget. VIEW the POST

4 Ways to refresh your home on a budget

4 Ways to refresh your home on a budget

Home is where our family, and therefore our heart, lives. Comfortable and familiar and full of the people, memories and treasured keepsakes that we love the most, surely weโ€™d never change a thing? Well, no, thatโ€™s not quite true. If youโ€™ve lived with the same dรฉcor and furnishings for a while and some areas are starting to look a bit tired, it could well be time for a refresh. Itโ€™s not always easy to do on the average familyโ€™s budget, but that doesnโ€™t mean you canโ€™t make some real differences for very little money. Here are four ways to refresh your home without breaking the bank.  VIEW the POST

The importance of managing your personal finances

The importance of managing your personal finances

Everyone is personally responsible for learning how to manage his or her finances. Money affects everything that you do in life, and it will impact your education, your future home, the mode of transportation that you take every single day, the items that you purchase and much more. Here are some top tips for managing your personal finances: VIEW the POST

Staying in the black this New Year

If thereโ€™s one thing better than a good Christmas, itโ€™s a relatively debt free New Year. Of course, when it comes to Christmas spending, too many of us go overboard, thinking that if everyone else is maxing out their credit cards, it must be alright? Well, yes and no, because come January, everyoneโ€™s also living on dry bread and water. Hereโ€™s how to avoid this annual debt trap. Oh and we bought a house too!